Conversion Disorder Formerly known as "Hysteria‚" and also called Pseudoneurologic Syndrome‚ Hyterical Neurosis‚ or Psychogenic Disorder‚ Conversion Disorder is a type of Somatoform disorder. Symptoms occur that commonly resemble those of neurological disorders such as stroke‚ multiple sclerosis or epilepsy‚ but seemingly happen without corresponding bodily damage‚ and there are no existing physical disorders. Medical tests on people that have this disorder are either normal or they are unable
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Personality -personality is internally based characteristic ways of acting‚ thinking and feeling. -with personality: -consistency of behaviour -individual differences Trait Theories 5 factors of personality: OCEAN Openness to experience: curiosity‚ tend to be more creative and more aware of their feelings Conscientiousness: preference for planned behaviour‚ regulating self-control‚ Need for Achievement Extraversion: positive emotion‚ action-oriented‚
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Aspects of Life Influencing Health Hypokinetic Disorder Physical activity or exercise can improve your health and reduce the risk of developing certain noncommunicable conditions or diseases (NCDs). Non communicable diseases are related to an inactive lifestyle which can lead to a Hypokinetic Disorder‚ the term first originated in a book called Hypokinetic Disease (Kraus.H‚ W. Raab. 1961‚ p.8)‚ stating the term originates from the Greek meaning ‘caused by insufficient motion’. The World Health
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The nature-nurture controversy is a topic that most individuals have heard of. Weather or not your personality traits or your eating habits come primarily from nature or primarily from nurture is a question that has been debated for some time now. Neither side is correct‚ but most everyone has an opinion about the subject matter. We all have characteristics from both nature and nurture. Nature is the traits that we all inherit genetically from our parents‚ at the moment of conception. Nurture
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know about the debt. The husband reclaims Nora for her actions‚ calls her a stupid woman and then tells her she is not an adequate mother. As the result of Torvald acts and words‚ Nora decides to leave the house. Ibsen’s play has evoked a lot of controversy and new views of the
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Eating Disorders: Dying To Be Skinny Lyric Stembridge Berkmar High School Ms. Destang March 13‚ 2014 Abstract Eating disorders are very dangerous eating conditions that involve either overeating or not eating at all. There are two main eating disorders; anorexia
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Childhood Disorders Autism and Children Abnormal Psychology Professor Bruce Cameron July 22‚ 2007 Abstract: Autism is a brain development disorder that is found in children usually before the age of three. Autism affects children and their “social interactions‚ impaired communication‚ and restricted and repetitive behavior.” (www.wikipedia.org) The number of children that have been diagnosed with autism is dramatically increasing. Boys are four times more likely than girls to be
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States for some time and she also became friends with Pablo Picasso and she was considered a surrealist (Amazing Women). In the painting Self-portrait on the borderline between Mexico and the United States‚ Frida Kahlo stands on pedestal‚ which has an inscription in Spanish‚ the pedestal is the symbolic
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Bipolar Disorder What Causes Bipolar Disorder? There is no single cause for bipolar disorder. Indeed‚ like all psychological disorders‚ bipolar disorder is a complex condition with multiple contributing factors‚ including: Genetic: Bipolar disorder tends to run in families‚ so researchers believe there is a genetic predisposition for the disorder. Scientists also are exploring the presence of abnormalities on specific genes. Biological: Researchers believe that some neurotransmitters‚ including
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Abortion An Ethical Controversy One of the western world’s most controversial ethical issues in today’s society is the act of abortion and its legislation. Abortion is the process in which a baby is killed whilst still in the mother’s womb. This is performed for a variety of reasons. Due to the severity of the consequences of an abortion and the moral and religious elements involved‚ this is an ethical controversy and has divided people for decades. Abortion is the act of killing the
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